How to replace the Desktop background image with a solid color, using PowerShell and registry?
I would like to replace the default Desktop background image with a darker solid color, on an unregistered Windows 10 Pro (Insider Preview) edition. I am testing various terminal coloring schemes, and the default image is annoyingly too bright and not solid. I have tried all sorts of registry settings and also renaming and replacing the image, but it's always the same.
A few things I tried:
# Take (user) owbership of file:
takeown /F C:WindowsWebWallpaperWindowsimg0.jpg
# C:WindowsWebWallpaperWindowsimg0.jpg
$key = 'HKCU:Control PanelColors' #
$key = 'HKCU:Control PanelDesktop' #
$key = 'HKCU:Control PanelDesktopColors' #
# Doesn't seem to effect the Desktop...only console
Set-ItemProperty -Path $key -Name 'Window' -Value '1 36 86'
# reset to default
Set-ItemProperty -Path $key -Name 'Window' -Value '255 255 255'
How can I use PowerShell to set the correct registry item(s) to remove the background image and get a solid color?
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asked Dec 20 '18 at 14:33
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I would like to replace the default Desktop background image with a darker solid color, on an unregistered Windows 10 Pro (Insider Preview) edition. I am testing various terminal coloring schemes, and the default image is annoyingly too bright and not solid. I have tried all sorts of registry settings and also renaming and replacing the image, but it's always the same.
A few things I tried:
# Take (user) owbership of file:
takeown /F C:WindowsWebWallpaperWindowsimg0.jpg
# C:WindowsWebWallpaperWindowsimg0.jpg
$key = 'HKCU:Control PanelColors' #
$key = 'HKCU:Control PanelDesktop' #
$key = 'HKCU:Control PanelDesktopColors' #
# Doesn't seem to effect the Desktop...only console
Set-ItemProperty -Path $key -Name 'Window' -Value '1 36 86'
# reset to default
Set-ItemProperty -Path $key -Name 'Window' -Value '255 255 255'
How can I use PowerShell to set the correct registry item(s) to remove the background image and get a solid color?
windows-10 powershell windows-registry desktop windows-insider
asked Dec 20 '18 at 14:33
not2qubitnot2qubit
8351122
1
$key = "HKCU:Control PanelDesktop";Set-ItemProperty -Name WallPaper -Path $key -Value ''
– JosefZ
Dec 20 '18 at 15:49
Thanks @JosefZ I must have found the solution while you were typing.
– not2qubit
Dec 20 '18 at 16:12
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I would like to replace the default Desktop background image with a darker solid color, on an unregistered Windows 10 Pro (Insider Preview) edition. I am testing various terminal coloring schemes, and the default image is annoyingly too bright and not solid. I have tried all sorts of registry settings and also renaming and replacing the image, but it's always the same.
A few things I tried:
# Take (user) owbership of file:
takeown /F C:WindowsWebWallpaperWindowsimg0.jpg
# C:WindowsWebWallpaperWindowsimg0.jpg
$key = 'HKCU:Control PanelColors' #
$key = 'HKCU:Control PanelDesktop' #
$key = 'HKCU:Control PanelDesktopColors' #
# Doesn't seem to effect the Desktop...only console
Set-ItemProperty -Path $key -Name 'Window' -Value '1 36 86'
# reset to default
Set-ItemProperty -Path $key -Name 'Window' -Value '255 255 255'
How can I use PowerShell to set the correct registry item(s) to remove the background image and get a solid color?
windows-10 powershell windows-registry desktop windows-insider
asked Dec 20 '18 at 14:33
not2qubitnot2qubit
8351122
I would like to replace the default Desktop background image with a darker solid color, on an unregistered Windows 10 Pro (Insider Preview) edition. I am testing various terminal coloring schemes, and the default image is annoyingly too bright and not solid. I have tried all sorts of registry settings and also renaming and replacing the image, but it's always the same.
A few things I tried:
# Take (user) owbership of file:
takeown /F C:WindowsWebWallpaperWindowsimg0.jpg
# C:WindowsWebWallpaperWindowsimg0.jpg
$key = 'HKCU:Control PanelColors' #
$key = 'HKCU:Control PanelDesktop' #
$key = 'HKCU:Control PanelDesktopColors' #
# Doesn't seem to effect the Desktop...only console
Set-ItemProperty -Path $key -Name 'Window' -Value '1 36 86'
# reset to default
Set-ItemProperty -Path $key -Name 'Window' -Value '255 255 255'
How can I use PowerShell to set the correct registry item(s) to remove the background image and get a solid color?
windows-10 powershell windows-registry desktop windows-insider
windows-10 powershell windows-registry desktop windows-insider
asked Dec 20 '18 at 14:33
not2qubitnot2qubit
8351122
asked Dec 20 '18 at 14:33
not2qubitnot2qubit
8351122
asked Dec 20 '18 at 14:33
not2qubitnot2qubit
8351122
asked Dec 20 '18 at 14:33
not2qubitnot2qubit
8351122
asked Dec 20 '18 at 14:33
not2qubitnot2qubit
8351122
8351122
1
$key = "HKCU:Control PanelDesktop";Set-ItemProperty -Name WallPaper -Path $key -Value ''
– JosefZ
Dec 20 '18 at 15:49
Thanks @JosefZ I must have found the solution while you were typing.
– not2qubit
Dec 20 '18 at 16:12
add a comment |
1
$key = "HKCU:Control PanelDesktop";Set-ItemProperty -Name WallPaper -Path $key -Value ''
– JosefZ
Dec 20 '18 at 15:49
Thanks @JosefZ I must have found the solution while you were typing.
– not2qubit
Dec 20 '18 at 16:12
1
1
$key = "HKCU:Control PanelDesktop";Set-ItemProperty -Name WallPaper -Path $key -Value ''– JosefZ
Dec 20 '18 at 15:49
$key = "HKCU:Control PanelDesktop";Set-ItemProperty -Name WallPaper -Path $key -Value ''– JosefZ
Dec 20 '18 at 15:49
Thanks @JosefZ I must have found the solution while you were typing.
– not2qubit
Dec 20 '18 at 16:12
Thanks @JosefZ I must have found the solution while you were typing.
– not2qubit
Dec 20 '18 at 16:12
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Indeed I found two methods. One using CMD-R to run some windows magic, and another by setting the PATH value to null with ('').
However, apparently there is another registry item containing the path in hex encoded form, in HKCU:Control PanelDesktopTranscodedImageCache, that you can see by the rudimentary hex conversion.
# Set the wallpaper PATH to ''
$key = 'HKCU:Control PanelDesktop'
Set-ItemProperty -Path $key -Name 'WallPaper' -Value ''
# Re-start windows Explorer:
Stop-Process -ProcessName explorer
# Using `CMD+R` and run :
shell:::{ED834ED6-4B5A-4bfe-8F11-A626DCB6A921} -Microsoft.PersonalizationpageWallpaper
# Getting the "Transcoded" PATH:
$TIC=(Get-ItemProperty 'HKCU:Control PanelDesktop' TranscodedImageCache -ErrorAction Stop).TranscodedImageCache
[System.Text.Encoding]::Unicode.GetString($TIC) -replace '(.+)([A-Z]:[0-9a-zA-Z\])+','$2'
#C:WindowsWebWallpaperWindows_img0.jpg
Also related to this answer.
- You need to restart windows
explorer.exe(use Sysinternal's Process Explorer or PS with:Stop-Process -ProcessName explorer) in order for registry changes to take effect.
answered Dec 20 '18 at 16:11
not2qubitnot2qubit
8351122
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Good point! In this case, you needn’t to restartexplorer.exe. Right-click the desktop + Refresh should suffice
– JosefZ
Dec 20 '18 at 17:26
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Indeed I found two methods. One using CMD-R to run some windows magic, and another by setting the PATH value to null with ('').
However, apparently there is another registry item containing the path in hex encoded form, in HKCU:Control PanelDesktopTranscodedImageCache, that you can see by the rudimentary hex conversion.
# Set the wallpaper PATH to ''
$key = 'HKCU:Control PanelDesktop'
Set-ItemProperty -Path $key -Name 'WallPaper' -Value ''
# Re-start windows Explorer:
Stop-Process -ProcessName explorer
# Using `CMD+R` and run :
shell:::{ED834ED6-4B5A-4bfe-8F11-A626DCB6A921} -Microsoft.PersonalizationpageWallpaper
# Getting the "Transcoded" PATH:
$TIC=(Get-ItemProperty 'HKCU:Control PanelDesktop' TranscodedImageCache -ErrorAction Stop).TranscodedImageCache
[System.Text.Encoding]::Unicode.GetString($TIC) -replace '(.+)([A-Z]:[0-9a-zA-Z\])+','$2'
#C:WindowsWebWallpaperWindows_img0.jpg
Also related to this answer.
- You need to restart windows
explorer.exe(use Sysinternal's Process Explorer or PS with:Stop-Process -ProcessName explorer) in order for registry changes to take effect.
answered Dec 20 '18 at 16:11
not2qubitnot2qubit
8351122
1
Good point! In this case, you needn’t to restartexplorer.exe. Right-click the desktop + Refresh should suffice
– JosefZ
Dec 20 '18 at 17:26
add a comment |
Indeed I found two methods. One using CMD-R to run some windows magic, and another by setting the PATH value to null with ('').
However, apparently there is another registry item containing the path in hex encoded form, in HKCU:Control PanelDesktopTranscodedImageCache, that you can see by the rudimentary hex conversion.
# Set the wallpaper PATH to ''
$key = 'HKCU:Control PanelDesktop'
Set-ItemProperty -Path $key -Name 'WallPaper' -Value ''
# Re-start windows Explorer:
Stop-Process -ProcessName explorer
# Using `CMD+R` and run :
shell:::{ED834ED6-4B5A-4bfe-8F11-A626DCB6A921} -Microsoft.PersonalizationpageWallpaper
# Getting the "Transcoded" PATH:
$TIC=(Get-ItemProperty 'HKCU:Control PanelDesktop' TranscodedImageCache -ErrorAction Stop).TranscodedImageCache
[System.Text.Encoding]::Unicode.GetString($TIC) -replace '(.+)([A-Z]:[0-9a-zA-Z\])+','$2'
#C:WindowsWebWallpaperWindows_img0.jpg
Also related to this answer.
- You need to restart windows
explorer.exe(use Sysinternal's Process Explorer or PS with:Stop-Process -ProcessName explorer) in order for registry changes to take effect.
answered Dec 20 '18 at 16:11
not2qubitnot2qubit
8351122
1
Good point! In this case, you needn’t to restartexplorer.exe. Right-click the desktop + Refresh should suffice
– JosefZ
Dec 20 '18 at 17:26
add a comment |
Indeed I found two methods. One using CMD-R to run some windows magic, and another by setting the PATH value to null with ('').
However, apparently there is another registry item containing the path in hex encoded form, in HKCU:Control PanelDesktopTranscodedImageCache, that you can see by the rudimentary hex conversion.
# Set the wallpaper PATH to ''
$key = 'HKCU:Control PanelDesktop'
Set-ItemProperty -Path $key -Name 'WallPaper' -Value ''
# Re-start windows Explorer:
Stop-Process -ProcessName explorer
# Using `CMD+R` and run :
shell:::{ED834ED6-4B5A-4bfe-8F11-A626DCB6A921} -Microsoft.PersonalizationpageWallpaper
# Getting the "Transcoded" PATH:
$TIC=(Get-ItemProperty 'HKCU:Control PanelDesktop' TranscodedImageCache -ErrorAction Stop).TranscodedImageCache
[System.Text.Encoding]::Unicode.GetString($TIC) -replace '(.+)([A-Z]:[0-9a-zA-Z\])+','$2'
#C:WindowsWebWallpaperWindows_img0.jpg
Also related to this answer.
- You need to restart windows
explorer.exe(use Sysinternal's Process Explorer or PS with:Stop-Process -ProcessName explorer) in order for registry changes to take effect.
answered Dec 20 '18 at 16:11
not2qubitnot2qubit
8351122
Indeed I found two methods. One using CMD-R to run some windows magic, and another by setting the PATH value to null with ('').
However, apparently there is another registry item containing the path in hex encoded form, in HKCU:Control PanelDesktopTranscodedImageCache, that you can see by the rudimentary hex conversion.
# Set the wallpaper PATH to ''
$key = 'HKCU:Control PanelDesktop'
Set-ItemProperty -Path $key -Name 'WallPaper' -Value ''
# Re-start windows Explorer:
Stop-Process -ProcessName explorer
# Using `CMD+R` and run :
shell:::{ED834ED6-4B5A-4bfe-8F11-A626DCB6A921} -Microsoft.PersonalizationpageWallpaper
# Getting the "Transcoded" PATH:
$TIC=(Get-ItemProperty 'HKCU:Control PanelDesktop' TranscodedImageCache -ErrorAction Stop).TranscodedImageCache
[System.Text.Encoding]::Unicode.GetString($TIC) -replace '(.+)([A-Z]:[0-9a-zA-Z\])+','$2'
#C:WindowsWebWallpaperWindows_img0.jpg
Also related to this answer.
- You need to restart windows
explorer.exe(use Sysinternal's Process Explorer or PS with:Stop-Process -ProcessName explorer) in order for registry changes to take effect.
answered Dec 20 '18 at 16:11
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answered Dec 20 '18 at 16:11
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Good point! In this case, you needn’t to restartexplorer.exe. Right-click the desktop + Refresh should suffice
– JosefZ
Dec 20 '18 at 17:26
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Good point! In this case, you needn’t to restartexplorer.exe. Right-click the desktop + Refresh should suffice
– JosefZ
Dec 20 '18 at 17:26
1
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Good point! In this case, you needn’t to restart
explorer.exe. Right-click the desktop + Refresh should suffice– JosefZ
Dec 20 '18 at 17:26
Good point! In this case, you needn’t to restart
explorer.exe. Right-click the desktop + Refresh should suffice– JosefZ
Dec 20 '18 at 17:26
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$key = "HKCU:Control PanelDesktop";Set-ItemProperty -Name WallPaper -Path $key -Value ''– JosefZ
Dec 20 '18 at 15:49
Thanks @JosefZ I must have found the solution while you were typing.
– not2qubit
Dec 20 '18 at 16:12